The trade-off between competitiveness and employment in collective bargaining: the national consultation process and four cases of company bargaining in the Netherlands

Marc van der. Meer and Adriaan van. Liempt

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Gives an overview on the practice of consultation and conditions of reflecting competitiveness and employment in bargaining processes at national level. Provides, at local level, examples from a bank and three firms in the computer, electronics and metal industries.

Keywords: collective bargaining; competitiveness; employment security; national level; enterprise level; collective agreement; social pact.; wage restraint; employability; négociation collective; compétitivité; sécurité de l'emploi; niveau national; niveau de l'entreprise; convention collective; pacte social; restriction salariale; aptitude à l'emploi; negociación colectiva; competitividad; seguridad en el empleo; nivel nacional; a nivel de la empresa; convenio colectivo; concertación social; restricción salarial; empleabilidad (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 60 pages
Date: 2002
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Published in Working paper series, InFocus Programme on Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration.

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